Isle of Bute & Mount Stuart House
Isle of Bute & Mount Stuart House
Mount Stuart House
Mount Stuart House - Drawing Room
Without a doubt, one of the most popular new additions to our day excursions this year has been the visits to the spectacular Victorian Gothic House - Mount Stuart.
Situated on the Isle of Bute, the house is the magnificent architectural fantasy of the 3rd Marquess of Bute and the Scottish architect Robert Rowland Anderson.
No expense was spared in its construction during the 19th century and the result is truly breathtaking, with its profusion of astrological designs, stained glass and marble.
From the outside it has the appearance of a Venetian Palace, but despite its opulence, it is still a family home with an extensive collection of period furniture, antiques and paintings illustrating several hundred years of the Bute family history.
Mount Stuart's position perched on a cliff top is equally impressive with commanding views across the Firth of Clyde to the Ayrshire coast. It is set amidst 300 acres of landscaped gardens and mature woodland which extend to the shore.
Guests enjoy exploring the 8 acre walled 'Wee Garden' created in 1823 and the impressive rock garden with water features and the new kitchen garden recently recreated and replanted by the late Lord Bute. This garden includes a large octagonal glass pavilion, which is currently undergoing an ambitious planting project to recreate a "microcosm" consisting of plants from the rainforests of Borneo and Papua New Guinea.
Finally the beautiful Lime Tree Avenue leads visitors to a stretch of sandy shoreline which is one of the most beautiful and peaceful in the West of Scotland.
Situated on the Isle of Bute, the house is the magnificent architectural fantasy of the 3rd Marquess of Bute and the Scottish architect Robert Rowland Anderson.
No expense was spared in its construction during the 19th century and the result is truly breathtaking, with its profusion of astrological designs, stained glass and marble.
From the outside it has the appearance of a Venetian Palace, but despite its opulence, it is still a family home with an extensive collection of period furniture, antiques and paintings illustrating several hundred years of the Bute family history.
Mount Stuart's position perched on a cliff top is equally impressive with commanding views across the Firth of Clyde to the Ayrshire coast. It is set amidst 300 acres of landscaped gardens and mature woodland which extend to the shore.
Guests enjoy exploring the 8 acre walled 'Wee Garden' created in 1823 and the impressive rock garden with water features and the new kitchen garden recently recreated and replanted by the late Lord Bute. This garden includes a large octagonal glass pavilion, which is currently undergoing an ambitious planting project to recreate a "microcosm" consisting of plants from the rainforests of Borneo and Papua New Guinea.
Finally the beautiful Lime Tree Avenue leads visitors to a stretch of sandy shoreline which is one of the most beautiful and peaceful in the West of Scotland.